4. Students are identified by ethnicity in one of the following groups:

American Indian or Alaskan Native. All persons having origins in any of the original people of North America, and who maintain cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.

African American. All persons having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (except those of Hispanic origin).

Hispanic/Latino:

- Mexican American, Mexican, Chicano. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Mexico.

- Central American. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Central America.

- South American. All persons having origins in any of the original people of South America.

- Cuban. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Cuba.

- Puerto Rican. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Puerto Rico.

- Other Latino/Spanish-origin/Hispanic. All persons having origins in any of the original people of the Caribbean Islands, or other persons of Spanish or Latino origin, and not included in the categories of Mexican, Central American, South American, Cuban and Puerto Rican.

Asian American:

- Chinese. All persons having origins in any of the original people of China.

- Japanese. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Japan.

- Korean. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Korea.

- Asian Indian. All persons having origins in any of the original people of the Indian subcontinent and Southwest Asia.

- Other Asian. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Asia not included in the Asian categories of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Asian Indian.

Southeast Asian:

- Cambodian. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Cambodia.

- Laotian. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Laos.

- Vietnamese. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Vietnam.

- Thai. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Thailand.

- Other Southeast Asian. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Southeast Asia, but not included in the categories of Cambodian, Laotian, Vietnamese, and Thai.

Pacific Islander:

- Guamanian. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Guam.

- Hawaiian. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Hawaii.

- Samoan. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Samoa.

- Other Pacific Islander. All persons having origins in any of the original people of the Pacific Islands, including Tahiti, Fiji, and the Marshall Islands, and not included in any of the categories of Guamanian, Hawaiian, and Samoan.

White, Non-Hispanic. All persons having origins in any of the original people of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East (except those of Hispanic origin).

Filipino. All persons having origins in any of the original people of the Philippine Islands.

Other. All persons who do not fall into one of the above categories.

No Response. Students not surveyed or who do not mark a choice of ethnic codes from the list provided.

Declined to State. Persons who decline to identify themselves by ethnic category.

5. Enrollments are summarized by ethnic group after first excluding "nonresident aliens." Students having an ethnic group code of "all other responses," "no response," and "declined to state" are grouped together in this report as "unknown."

6. Class level is determined by the number of accumulated semester or quarter credit hours as follows:

Table 26. One-Year Continuation Rates for Fall 1991 First-Time Freshmen by Ethnic Group
Table 27. Public High School Graduates Completing A to F Course Requirements and CSU First-Time
Freshmen as a Percentage of all California Public High School Graduates